A series of municipal programs support Mainers in making environmentally sound decisions when the time is right. The state can and should do the same.
electric vehicles
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s not rushing to follow California’s electric car mandate
Gov. Janet Mills says she is not inclined to mandate a shift to electric vehicles the way California is, and advocates in Maine say that makes sense given challenges such as cost and availability.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Augusta-area schools seek grant funding for electric buses, but officials question practicality of vehicles in rural areas
If approved, three Augusta-area school districts could receive a total of eight electric school buses that would arrive by October 2024.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Current electric vehicle rebates don’t fit the bill
Our state is incentivizing new EV purchases by higher-income drivers rather than helping others get old, inefficient cars off the road.
Posted inTimes Record
Electric slide: Consumers and government push for more electric vehicles
Maine is pushing to increase the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on the road from 7,000 to 219,000 by 2030.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine coast
Battery-powered outboards are seen as a first step in ‘electrifying’ the working waterfront. Are pleasure boats next?
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
GM, Honda to make ‘affordable’ electric vehicles together
Honda and GM want to start producing millions of these EVs, including compact crossovers, globally in 2027.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s electric vehicle transition a costly proposition, report says
Public funding for new vehicle incentives and charging stations to meet Maine’s climate goals is projected to fall short by more than $100 million, according to the state-commissioned report.